Blasting Brings Down Tons Of Rock Onto I-70

DUMONT, Colo. (CBS4)– Drivers on Interstate 70 were delayed on Thursday as crews blasted rocks to prevent slides from smashing vehicles.
I-70 was shut down near Dumont while crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation conducted the rock mitigation.
Drone4 flew over the blasting for rock mitigation on I-70 (credit: CBS)
The closure lasted about 30 minutes but that caused nearly an hour of gridlock in the area. There are five more similar closures planned over the next several weeks